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The left won’t hesitate to bend over backwards for a man who was killed after he resisted arrest and took enough fentanyl to kill a horse. You would expect, at the very least, that they would honor an innocent woman killed after obtaining refuge in this country as a result of the war in Ukraine. The problem with doing that, though, is that they would have to admit leftist “restorative justice” policies allowed a psycho with a painfully long rap sheet to enter back into society, where he then, subsequently, killed an innocent woman riding on the bus. So, rather than do the morally superior thing, the mayor of Providence has called to take down the mural honoring this victim, because he claims it is divisive.
Who could have predicted that California’s massive minimum wage hike would have “negative consequences?” Well, RedState certainly did, along with everyone else who wasn’t a hard-left progressive.
The law, which mandated a $20 per hour minimum wage for fast food workers at franchises that have more than 60 locations in the Golden State, went into effect in April 2024. But wait, there’s more! The law created the Fast Food Council — and gave it the green light to impose further wage increases yearly until 2029, when the council’s authority runs out.
What are the effects of the law, AB 1228? UC Santa Cruz Economics Lecturer Stephen Owen decided to find out, and surprise, surprise:
“Based on what we’ve found, I think this legislation is a classic case of ‘no good deed goes unpunished,’” Owen said. “There are unintended consequences and knock-on effects, and overall, I think the results have definitely not been as positive as policymakers had been expecting.”
ICE arrests newlywed wife of Army soldier at military base
MAGA’s global model faces existential test in Hungary
House Democrat announces impeachment push against Pete Hegseth over Iran war
Artemis II just set a new distance-from-Earth record
Exclusive: Rep. Roy Introduces Bill Combining 60-Day DHS Funding with SAVE America Act
DHS Says Self-Deportation Numbers Hit 72,000
Mullin: If CBP Isn’t Funded, I’ll Have to Make ‘Hard’ Choices on Ending Customs for Sanctuaries
Democrats Plot Impeachment of Trump a Third Time
RNC Sues to Block Virginia Law Allowing Non-Residents to Vote in Elections
On Tuesday’s CBS Mornings, CBS continued its commitment to actual, enterprise, public service journalism under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss that appeals to all Americans with part two of its CBS News Investigation into rampant fraud in dark blue California’s hospice system. Following on part one from March 11, correspondent Adam Yamaguchi chose to spotlight one doctor who submitted over $70 million of claims in 2024 allegedly caring for nearly 2,800 patients at 126 hospice facilities.
NEW: Tuesday’s ‘CBS Mornings’ aired part two of the CBS News Investigation on hospice and Medicare fraud in California.
Correspondent Adam Yamaguchi found one man — Dr. Rajiv Bhuva — has submitted claims alleging to have cared for nearly *2,800* patients at *126* hospices pic.twitter.com/wx9MD6J1Er
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 7, 2026
“Here is the difference between Democrats and Republicans: While Democrats go to Cuba to meet leaders of a Communist, anti-democratic dictatorship, Republicans support the people in their quest for a free and democratic Cuba,” Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.) posted on X on Monday afternoon.
President Donald Trump issued his bluntest ultimatum yet to Iran’s IRGC on Sunday, demanding they reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face U.S. and Israeli strikes on their energy infrastructure. In a Truth Social post, he warned:
Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP
The remnants of the regime’s leadership have held roughly 20% of the global oil and gas supply hostage for a month, its last remaining point of leverage.
A top House Democrat has joined the escalating pressure on Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) to step down after a bipartisan ethics panel found her guilty of 25 violations after she was caught fraudulently siphoning off millions of dollars in taxpayer money.
Some are now warning that a House expulsion vote is imminent if she refuses to resign from Congress.
The push marks a significant shift as members of her own party begin publicly calling for her removal following the panel’s findings.
REUTERS—The FBI said on Monday that an attack on the largest Jewish temple in Michigan earlier this month was an “act of terrorism” inspired by Hezbollah.
Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old man who was born in Lebanon and became a U.S. citizen in 2016, killed himself during the March 12 attack, when he crashed his truck into the Temple of Israel synagogue before opening fire on security guards and causing an explosion using fireworks, said Jennifer Runyan, the special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Detroit field office.
“There will be no post-presidential peace for Donald Trump,” boomed The New Republic last week.
In a lengthy piece on why the president should not expect to enjoy a restful retirement, Matt Ford laid out Donald Trump’s high crimes and misdemeanors—mostly high crimes—and accused him of having “excited domestic insurrections against us,” in the grave words of the Founding Fathers.
The shuttering of the Kennedy Center may be the least of Trump’s second-term sins. In the first year since returning to power, Trump and his subordinates have pushed the country toward fascism and oligarchy. He has turned Washington into an orgy of corruption and self-dealing beyond even the most cynical observer’s imagination. He has transformed Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol into a lawless paramilitary force that has besieged American cities and killed at least five U.S. citizens and 22 foreign nationals. He has abused Americans and their immigrant neighbors alike simply because he can.
Illinois Governor JB Prtizker — who has long been seen as a potential presidential contender in 2028 — recently laid out his plans to launch politically-motivated prosecutions targeting Trump officials, a strategy he referred to as “Project 2029.”
While speaking with the New York Times, Pritzker framed the plan as a “forward-looking framework” for Democrats aiming to regain national power after the 2028 election. Pritzker, who has served as governor since 2019 and has frequently clashed with the Trump administration on issues including immigration enforcement, described the project as a necessary response to political lessons from recent years.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is doubling down on earlier promises to arrest and prosecute Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, this time threatening agents deployed to his city’s airport.
The George Soros-backed prosecutor made his threats during a Tuesday press conference, directing his remarks to federal ICE agents who helping to patrol Philadelphia’s International Airport.
You have to be an absolute monster to be sent to Rikers Island. Mamdani’s constituency. But he won’t meet with the families of the people these violent criminals have killed or the the women they’ve raped or the NYPD injured in the line of duty. Just the criminals.
This is another fitting example of why many are fleeing New York City. The dynamic is nicely captured in the opening of a piece at Tablet magazine: “My breaking point wasn’t getting mugged,” Josh Greenberg, a digital media strategist who left Park Slope, New York, in early 2022, told me. “It was realizing the city had more sympathy for the guy that mugged me than they did for me.”
Editors note: The reason why I place “fast” in quotes is because you can eat like a horse in the morning and you can eat like a horse in the evening. I do not consider that a “fast.”
The biggest argument against democracy is five minutes with the average voter. The Democratic Party might be making that argument stronger. I’ve never seen a party push to eliminate elections and voting the way Democrats have in this fight over Department of Homeland Security funding.
Yes, this stubbornness over funding a key agency that’s been shut down since Presidents’ Day weekend is more about anti-Trump hysteria, but it also reflects the Democrats’ long-term goal of defunding ICE. Republicans understand this — that’s why they funded the agency through 2029 during the first reconciliation.
With TSA agents quitting due to lack of paychecks, the Democrats believe hurting regular people to get their way will work. We’re dealing with legislative terrorists. I was hesitant about ending the filibuster, but I am now leaning entirely toward it because Democrats want unrealistic concessions, and shutting down DHS over deportation disputes isn’t a valid argument.
DHS funding deal is falling apart.
Senate GOP offered to fund all of DHS, except ICE’s deportation wing (ERO).
Dems just countered and demanded additional concessions, they want major ICE reforms (unmasking, judicial warrants, etc).
GOP says why would we agree to reforms for…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 25, 2026
Yesterday morning Republicans sent a simple three-page amendment to the Democrats that removed ERO language from the bipartisan DHS bill and added language to ensure employees receive backpay. All of the original reforms are still included in the bill. All of the other original…
— Ryan Wrasse (@RWrasse) March 25, 2026
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is doubling down on protecting illegal immigrants from federal immigration enforcement just days after the killing of 18-year-old college student Sheridan Gorman, for which an illegal immigrant from Venezuela is in custody.
On Wednesday, Johnson unveiled a city snowplow named “Abolish ICE” and addressed reporters about the city’s ongoing efforts to push back against the Trump administration’s efforts to apprehend and deport illegal immigrants, particularly those who have committed violent crimes.
“This name derives from our city’s legacy of standing up for justice, dignity, and the rights of all people, no matter where they come from,” Johnson said as he stood in front of the vehicle. “I want to take this moment to reiterate that Chicago does not want ICE on our streets, in our airports, nor in our city. Chicago believes in abolishing ICE.”
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is currently experiencing the longest wait times in the history of the United States as the ongoing Democrat-led shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) drags through day 40.
As of March 25, the shutdown stands as the second longest in U.S. history when partial and full shutdowns are considered together, second only to last year’s Democrat-led full government shutdown.
The impasse centers on appropriations for DHS agencies, including the TSA. Senate Democrats have blocked multiple attempts to advance full-year funding bills for the department, which would include operations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection.
After a yearslong legal battle, the Supreme Court vindicated a Colorado Christian baker hounded by a “Civil Rights Commission” for the sin of refusing to craft a custom cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding. A woman by the name of Kristen Clarke found that ruling “devastating.”
Clarke, who would go on to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division under President Joe Biden, arguably grew to embody the weaponization of civil rights law against conservatives. Yet on Wednesday, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hailed Clarke as a “civil rights giant” in announcing her new position as NAACP general counsel.
The Senate confirmed an experienced federal prosecutor, Colin McDonald, Tuesday afternoon to act as the Justice Department’s anti-fraud division lead.
In a party line vote, McDonald was confirmed 52-47 to be the first assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement at the DOJ.
McDonald will work with Vice President JD Vance, whom President Donald Trump named the White House “fraud czar” to lead a new task force to eliminate fraud.
A Democrat faces possible expulsion from Congress after federal prosecutors alleged that she stole millions in federal funds and used that money to finance her campaign.
The House Ethics Committee will host a public trial for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) on Thursday in connection with the allegations. According to reports, such public trials are rare and signal that Cherfilus-McCormick may be in deep trouble.
The defendants ‘conspired to steal that $5 million and routed it through multiple accounts to disguise its source,’ the DOJ alleged.
Indeed, she is already under federal indictment.
Back in November, the Department of Justice announced that Cherfilus-McCormick, her brother Edwin Cherfilus, and other co-defendants had been charged after they allegedly bilked millions from a FEMA-funded COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract.
Republican House Oversight Committee members announced that the committee had launched an investigation into claims of hospice fraud in California.
“Despite clear red flags, it appears California leaders have enabled hospice providers to DEFRAUD hardworking American taxpayers,” Chairman James Comer wrote on X. “The House Oversight Committee is moving to protect taxpayer funds from waste, fraud, and abuse.”
The outrage started in January when Dr. Mehmet Oz, the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said California owed over $1 billion in Medicaid funds improperly used for health care for illegal aliens.
Then Leslie wrote about the hospice fraud last week, citing investigations from CBS News and Nick Shirley.
California Democrats are melting down after a viral video showed federal immigration authorities arresting two illegal aliens at San Francisco International Airport.
The footage shows one of the illegal aliens, a woman, wailing and dropping to the ground as plainclothes agents take her into custody while a child cries nearby.
In response to the footage, Democrats deceitfully described the woman as a “Sacramento mother.”
Democrats Condemn Arrest
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) responded by condemning the arrest and demanding answers from federal authorities.
“I am deeply angered by the video released of a Sacramento mother being forcibly detained by ICE in front of her young daughter at San Francisco International Airport this weekend,” Matsui said.
“This is our neighbor and a member of our community.
“This video showcases the cruelty we have come to expect from Trump’s ICE agents…
“I am demanding answers as to why ICE treated this Sacramentan so violently in front of her daughter.”
I am deeply angered by the video released of a Sacramento mother being forcibly detained by ICE in front her young daughter at San Francisco International Airport this weekend. This is our neighbor and a member of our community.
This video showcases the cruelty we have come to…
— Rep. Doris Matsui (@DorisMatsui) March 23, 2026
New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Mikie Sherrill is following in the footsteps of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Both are catering to radical Islamists with troubling terrorist ties. Sherrill visited a local mosque on Friday, complete with a headscarf.
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New Jersey’s Democratic governor, Mikie Sherrill, who ran as a “moderate,” visited a local mosque on Friday whose cofounder was convicted of funneling money to Hamas.
She met with a cleric who has called for a “new intifada” and faced deportation proceedings over his own… pic.twitter.com/QxLl4Pd7cC
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) March 24, 2026
There, Sherrill met with Imam Mohammad Qatanani, calling the mosque a “community with the five pillars of Islam that is constantly looking to do good works.”
Sherrill, sporting a head covering, visited the Islamic Center of Passaic County for Ramadan services, photos posted to social media show.
She met with Imam Mohammad Qatanani and described the mosque as a “community with the five pillars of Islam that is constantly looking to… pic.twitter.com/6sHrgr984y
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) March 24, 2026
The problem with crime committed by illegal aliens is that it is 100% preventable. Far too many Americans have tragically lost their lives because the left refuses to admit that borders are, in fact, morally and legally permissible. According to leftist logic, though, so long as no human is illegal, none of this matters. And in that pathetic pursuit, another innocent American has lost her life far too soon.
Even worse is that Chicago Democrat and 49th Ward Alderwoman Maria Hadden has decided to victim-blame, as she claims that if Gorman had been elsewhere at the time of the crime, none of this would have happened.
And to call this the perfect example of fake leftist compassion would be an understatement.
According to The Post Millennial:
18-year-old Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman was shot and killed in the early hours of Friday morning when she was out with her friends near Tobey Prinz Beach Park in Chicago. The suspect in that killing is an illegal immigrant from Venezuela Jose Medina, 25, who was released into the country under the Biden administration and was further caught and released after a shoplifting arrest.
House Republicans have launched a formal investigation into rampant hospice fraud in California, focusing on Southern California and Los Angeles County. The probe, led by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, comes after investigations by CBS News, independent journalist Nick Shirley and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz identified potentially billions in fraud earlier this month.
The CBS News analysis of Los Angeles County hospice records found that over 700 of nearly 1,800 hospices triggered multiple red flags for fraud as defined by a 2022 state audit. The red flags included excessive billing—$29,000 per patient on average in LA County, more than double the national average of $13,200—and suspicious patterns like multiple providers sharing the same address or staff.
Shirley described the hospice fraud in California as a “Billion dollar fraud crisis.”
Rigging elections? The left calls this a conspiracy theory when anyone on the right talks about it.
Mail to Virginia Tech students accuses Republicans of ‘rigging’ elections
Mail from Sacramento, California was sent to students at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, arguing that “MAGA Republicans” are sabotaging elections. On the mail is a QR code providing ways in which students can support Democrat-backed redistricting.
A recent Instagram post by Libs of TikTok depicted the pamphlet, which asks student voters to “Vote YES! for fair elections,” before the April 21 election.
The headline of the mail claims Republicans are “rigging” the elections. Scanning the QR code sends users to a
Democrat Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker refuses to say whether he will honor an ICE detainer request for an illegal alien accused of killing an 18-year-old college student.
Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman was walking in a park on Thursday morning around 1:00 a.m., to “catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights” when Medina-Medina allegedly approached her. Gorman “attempted to flee,” but Medina-Medina allegedly shot her in the head. Gorman was pronounced dead at the scene, according to local reports and the Department of Homeland Security.
ICE has “lodged an arrest detainer asking sanctuary politicians to not release” Medina-Medina, DHS said. But Pritzker’s office refuses to say whether he will honor the detainer request for the alleged murderer.
“Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and Loyola University community grieving the senseless murder of Sheridan Gorman,” a representative for Pritzker’s office told The Federalist when asked whether Pritzker would honor the ICE detainer request for Jose Medina-Medina.
CNN host Kasie Hunt asked Democratic Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen Monday whether he believes Iranian officials over President Donald Trump.
Trump said talks had started between the United States and Iran. Iran, however, denied any such negotiations have taken place. During a discussion on “The Arena,” Hunt asked Van Hollen whether he trusts Iranian officials over the president.
“So you believe the Iranian officials over the president of the United States?” Hunt asked.
Trump casts a mail-in ballot in Florida special election as he tries to sharply limit absentee voting AppleValleyNewsNow.com
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